TEHRAN, June 18 (Hina) - Croatian President Stipe Mesic on Monday evening arrived in Tehran for a three-day officials visit, at the invitation of Iranian President Mohmmad Khatami. This is the first visit of a Croatian president to
Iran. Mesic is also the first foreign president to visit Iran after the presidential elections held about 10 days ago, at which Khatami was re-elected after winning 77 percent of the vote. Political relations between Iran and Croatia have been positively assessed by both parties, but economic relations are behind the real possibilities. This is confirmed by a fact that trade between the two countries last year amounted to only US$3 million. One of the crucial topics of the talks between President Mesic and Iranian senior officials will be the strengthening of economic cooperation. Representatives of the Croatian Chamber of Commerce and Iranian businessmen will also discuss economic cooperation. Mesic and Khatami wil
TEHRAN, June 18 (Hina) - Croatian President Stipe Mesic on Monday
evening arrived in Tehran for a three-day officials visit, at the
invitation of Iranian President Mohmmad Khatami.
This is the first visit of a Croatian president to Iran. Mesic is
also the first foreign president to visit Iran after the
presidential elections held about 10 days ago, at which Khatami was
re-elected after winning 77 percent of the vote.
Political relations between Iran and Croatia have been positively
assessed by both parties, but economic relations are behind the
real possibilities. This is confirmed by a fact that trade between
the two countries last year amounted to only US$3 million. One of
the crucial topics of the talks between President Mesic and Iranian
senior officials will be the strengthening of economic
cooperation.
Representatives of the Croatian Chamber of Commerce and Iranian
businessmen will also discuss economic cooperation.
Mesic and Khatami will also tackle the situation in the Middle East
and Southeastern Europe.
According to the programme, the Mesic-Khatami talks should take
place on Tuesday morning, after which the Croatian President should
meet vice president Ebrahim Hasan and Foreign Minister Kemal
Harazi.
On Wednesday, Mesic will hold talks with Iranian spiritual leader
Sejed Ali Hamnei and parliament speaker Mahdi Karubi. Mesic will
also hold a lecture called " Croatia and Southeast Europe, after
which he will meet the Iranian President once again.
Before returning to Zagreb on Thursday, Mesic will visit the cities
of Siraz and Persepolis.
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